un artificial
təˈfɪʃ adjective
1.
made by human skill; produced by humans ( opposed to natural ): artificial flowers.
2.
imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring.
3.
lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.
4.
full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.
5.
made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | produced by man; not occurring naturally: artificial materials of great strength |
| 2. | made in imitation of a natural product, esp as a substitute; not genuine: artificial cream |
| 3. | pretended; assumed; insincere: an artificial manner |
| 4. | lacking in spontaneity; affected: an artificial laugh |
| 5. | biology relating to superficial characteristics not based on the interrelationships of organisms: an artificial classification |
| [C14: from Latin artificiālis belonging to art, from artificium skill, | |
| artificiality | |
| —n | |
| arti'ficially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
artificial
late 14c., "made by man" (opposite of natural), from O.Fr. artificial, from L. artificialis "of or belonging to art," from artificium (see artifice). Another early use was in the phrase artificial day "part of the day from sunrise to sunset" (late 14c.). Artificial insemination
dates from 1897. Artificial intelligence "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines" was coined in 1956.
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